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Can open source technology bring cost savings and performance advantages even down at the core network infrastructure levels where players such as Cisco dwell?

Vyatta, which offers both software and hardware aimed at the space, is pushing forward with the concept that it can. On the heels of its recent announcement of an open source router aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses--where Vyatta's router costs thousands less than comparable offerings from Cisco--the company has a new version 4 release of its Vyatta Community Edition network operating system. Previous editions have been downloaded 150,000 times by organizations in aerospace and defense, education, financial services, and government.

Do businesses necessarily need to spend thousands of dollars on network routers from giants such as Cisco? Vyatta, with the company tagline welcome to the dawn of open source networking, is challenging the idea with an open source network appliance for the small- and medium-sized (SMB) business market. With integrated routing, firewall, and VPN features, the Vyatta 514 is a small appliance that uses the company's Linux-based applications. Pricing starts at $697, with products from Cisco and others costing thousands more, but the jury's out on whether businesses will trust the core of their hardware/software network infrastructure to open source.